RESETTLEMENT OF PEOPLE 1967 continued petition the Congress of Micronesia (COM), soliciting aid in "righting a grave injustice done" by the U.S. government. Only 194 out of 1,470 MidCorridor landowners are eligible for compensation, amounting to $40 a month. The petition states: "Electric bills and house rentals exceed $40 each month and already some of us have been threat- food within two weeks. returns with food. The supply ship DECEMBER Ujelang: After receiving in- formation on the Ujelang crisis, the High Commissioner sets up a Rehabilitation Committee with one coordinator in Saipan and one in Majuro. ened with eviction...Anyone borm since the relocation is not considered eligible for compensation...'' The Marshal- Ujelang: The people send thanks to members of the Ebeye protestant chapel and to the Rongelap people for providing them with clothing during the crisis on Ujelang. lese point out that they were accustonm- ed to growing food on the “off-limits” islands, not possible on overcrowded Ebeye. — Kwajalein: The Congress of Micronesia Ujelang: A rat control program for Ujelang is set up using donations of $300 from visiting Americans to pay a bounty of 5¢ per rat to Ujelang people who bring in dead rats to be tallied. responds with a resolution requesting the High Commissioner to reopen negotiations on the amount of compensation for the Mid-Corridor people. SEPTEMBER Ujelang: The Marshall Islands Ujelang: The annual charity drive collection by Americans working on Enewe- Nitijela (legislature) passes Resolu- tak is given to the Trust Territory for Ujelang relief. tion 16, addressed to the President of the United States, the Trusteeship Council and others, concerning the present conditions on Ujelang and the 1968 JUNE 1 Ujelang: Five Ujelang lead- need for discussion to set a date for ers petition the United Nations Trus- teeship Council to help them set a date for the returm of Enewetak Atoll to the Ujelang people to returmto Enewetak. their people. OCTOBER Ujelang: The people report they have left only 14 pounds of rice and JUNE Ujelang: The people request that their Trust Fund be increased. flour per person which will last only 3 weeks. They have no breadfruit or edible pandanus. Ujelang representa- It is $150,000, yielding about $16 per person annually. Bikini: President Lyndon Johnson promises the 540 Bikinians living on Kili and other islands a permanent return to Bikini after the AEC concludes: "The exposures to radiation that would re- tives to the Nitijela say that if conditions “are not improved on Ujelang: Atoll by January 1969, they will all get on a ship, come to Majuro and camp in front of the administration build_ing." sult from the repatriation of the Biki- ni people do not offer a significant threat to their health and safety." AUGUST Ujelang: The announcement that Bikini will be returmed to its people causes deep resentment among the Ene- wetakese, who protest because they also wish to return to their ancestral home. Kwajalein: The Mid-Corridor landowners “Stu7oTo.™™ OC NOVEMBER 20 Ujelang: The people are out of flour, rice, sugar and other imported foods. The recent measle and chicken pox epidemic was very serious and ten deaths resulted. The people are still waiting for materials for repair and replacement of houses and community buildings. (continued on page 21) ee ewe ne pe NOVEMBER 3 Ujelang: